... and most unnatural murder." ( Act I, scene V, page 41, l.25) Hamlet: "Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as swift (...) May sweep to my revenge." (Act I, scene V, page 41, l. 29-31) Ghost: "But know, thou noble youth The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown." (Act I, scene V, page 41, l.37-39) A Company of players arrives at the castle. Hamlet hoping to assure himself of the guilt ... of Claudius, arranges for them to perform The Murder of Gonzalo, which he alters to fit more nearly the circumstances of his father's death. He becomes convinced of the murder ....

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